AfricanBioServices

Urgent response needed to save Kenya’s dramatic decline in wildlife
Joseph O. Ogutu writes about the rapid decline in wildlife in Kenya and the urgent need to take immediate action

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Flagship ecosystems - nature 'and' people
The European Commission featured a story about AfricanBioServices on their web site.

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AfricanBioServices in China
Professors Julius Nyahongo and Eivin Røskaft were invited to “Hainan Normal University” in Haikou, China to talk about AfricanBioServices.

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'It will not be long before it's gone'
The Masai Mara region is close to becoming an environmental disaster. Joseph Ogutu comments on the situation in this article in The Guardian

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Serengeti Animal Tracker App
A mobile phone app with many features to track Serengeti animals, developed by a team from the University of Glasgow in collaboration with TAWIRI

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AfricanBioServices is an EU-funded research project investigating Ecosystem Services in the Greater Serengeti-Mara Ecosystem in eastern Africa. The main aim of the research project is to understand how the ongoing climate change, human population growth and landuse change affect biodiversity and human well-being, and use this information to derive novel solutions for a future sustainable development. Read more about AfricanBioServices

Climate Change

Climate change represents a major threat to global biodiversity, and in the Serengeti-Mara Ecosystem it is apparent as increased variability and irregularity of rainfall.

Human Population Growth

The African continent harbours the fastest growing human population in the world, and the pressure on natural resources in the Serengeti-Mara Ecosystem is constantly increasing.

Landuse Change

Agricultural and industrial development is modifying the way different areas are utilized, and in the Serengeti-Mara Ecosystem the natural landscape is changing quickly.

Livestock-wildlife trade-offs for pastoral livelihoods

By AfricanBioServices8 June, 2017Publicationslivestock, Masai Mara

Participants from AfricanBioServices took part in the publication of a new research paper. Read more

Sheep are not stupid or helpless

By AfricanBioServices2 May, 2017Generalarticle, sheep

Sheep are one of the most unfairly stereotyped animals on the planet. Almost everything we believe about them is wrong. Read more

Fencing-in oneself: Understanding the fencing crisis in Maasai Mara, Kenya

By Teklehaymanot Weldemichel17 March, 2017Blogfencing, maasai mara

The Serengeti and Maasai Mara plains of Tanzania and Kenya are famous for their uniquely spectacular landscapes and wealth of wildlife. Read more

Killing Kenya’s wildlife

By AfricanBioServices20 February, 2017Generaleland, elephant, endangered, rhino

Kenya lost nearly a third of its wildlife population in the last 40 years according to a new study. And more than a dozen wildlife species could become extinct in a couple of years unless urgent remedial measures were taken. Read more

Master’s thesis about the theory of planned behavior

By AfricanBioServices8 February, 2017MSc thesisattitudes, planned behavior, TPB

On December 5th, 2016, a master’s thesis affiliated with the AfricanBioServices project was completed at the University of Copenhagen (UCPH) by the master student Andreas Søndergaard Heinrich. Read more

Download your leaflet here

By AfricanBioServices4 January, 2017Leaflet

English: “Are ecosystem services important for your well-being?” (PDF)

Swahili: “Huduma za mfumo ikolojia ni muhimu kwa ustawi wa maisha Jamii?” (PDF)